Directory of Scholars
BEN BOER
BA; LL.B; LL.M
PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Primary Research Interests
- Agricultural law (including soils)
- Cultural heritage law
- International environmental law
- Natural resources management (forestry, mining, etc)
- Regional environmental law (eg European Union)
- Water law
Secondary Research Interests
- Climate change law
- Enforcement & compliance issues
- Environmental dispute resolution (litigation, mediation, etc)
- Environmental impact assessment
- Human rights & the environment
- Indigenous peoples & the environment
- Municipal & land use planning
- Trade law & the environment
Selected Publications
- Heritage Law in Australia (with Wiffen, G), OUP, Melbourne, 2006, 334pp.
- Drafting Legislation for Sustainable Soils: A Guide (with Hannam, I.), No. 52 IUCN The World Conservation Union, 2004.
- Heritage Conservation Law, (Butterworths Planning and Environment Legislation Service, Volume C), Butterworths, Sydney, 2009,
- Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils (with Hannam, I.), IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No 45, IUCN The World Conservation Union, 2002, 88pp.
- International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific (with Rothwell, D R & Ramsay, R), Kluwer, 1998.
- Environmental Law in Five Pacific Countries: Consolidated Report of the Regional Environment Technical Assistance Legal Review Project, IUCN, 1996.
- Legal Aspects of Sustainable Soils: International and National (with Hannam, I D), (2003) 12(2) Review of European Community and International Environmental Law.